| 100% | HEH | 3 | "That was a little funny" sound |
| 68% | PEARS | 5 | Fruits that are a little grittier than apples |
| 67% | YDS | 3 | Measurements that are a little shorter than meters: Abbr. |
| 62% | PASSPORT | 8 | A little "book" that might be filled with stamps |
| 61% | THIRTIES | 8 | Decade that is less than a decade away |
| 59% | TURKEY | 6 | Poultry bird that is said to make a gobbling sound |
| 59% | SOBS | 4 | Sounds that might be heard at a tearjerker |
| 59% | LOL | 3 | [That was a funny one] |
| 59% | LOCO | 4 | "The ___-Motion" (song that was a hit for Little Eva, Grand Funk, and Kylie Minogue) |
| 59% | VALID | 5 | "That is a ___ point" (logically sound) |
| 58% | PSST | 4 | Sound that might be made before a whispered comment |
| 58% | COO | 3 | Sound that might be heard in a 16-Across |
| 58% | BOO | 3 | Sound from a fan that's been turned off? |
| 58% | TANK | 4 | Something that may be a little fishy |
| 57% | ECHO | 4 | Sound effect that can be made by a guitar pedal |
| 57% | SPLAT | 5 | Sound of paint that's been tossed at a canvas |
| 57% | MUDPUPPY | 8 | Salamander that sounds like a dirty little dog |
| 57% | FAINT | 5 | Like a sound that can barely be heard |
| 57% | SHORTFILM | 9 | A movie that is less than forty minutes |
| 57% | AMP | 3 | Sound-boosting item that can be hooked up to a guitar |
| 57% | DTS | 3 | Sound technological company that is a rival of Dolby Laboratories: Abbr. |
| 56% | DOCTOR | 6 | A Who that's been portrayed by at least 13 actors |
| 56% | ARIEL | 5 | "The Little Mermaid" name that sounds like a font |
| 56% | OINK | 4 | Animal sound that might be made near a trough |
| 56% | WASTEAWAY | 9 | Idiom that sounds like a waist is getting smaller |
| 55% | THUNDER | 7 | Oklahoma City NBA team whose name is a nonplural noun that's a weather sound |
| 55% | NOT | 3 | That was a lie! |
| 55% | OWE | 3 | Be a little shy? |
| 55% | MOO | 3 | Sound made by a farm animal that might be named Bossie or Elsie |
| 55% | SKULL | 5 | Emoji that might be used in response to a funny text |